Why does your Lilium Four Queens have fine webbing? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
Spider mites thrive in the warm, dry conditions often experienced by Lilium species. They pierce the cell walls of the lily leaves to suck out nutrients, leaving behind fine silk webbing as they build colonies.
Low humidity levels in the environment can trigger rapid reproductive cycles in mites, leading to dense webbing that covers the lily's foliage and obscures the 'Four Queens' blooms.
While less common than spider mites, other microscopic arachnids can produce silk structures in high-density plantings of Lilium to create micro-climates.
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